Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-28

visible as they sport about In their ma
tive element. This state oil affairs ex.
lists at the railroad bridges, east cf thi,
CITY. The Jim is lower than it has beer
in many years.
Tne Mil yankee surveying force of two
is at work to-day between Yankton and
the James river on the north side of the
North western track. Several car loads
OF steel rails lave been unloaded near
the east end OF the track which was laid
when the Missouri threatened TO cut
away the old grade,
Mayor Teller has designated Governor
Pennington as acting CITY ~Justice in
place of Captain Pratt, deceased. untIl
a special election TO fill the vacancy can
be held Governor Pennington is q
county Justice and under the Law is
authorized to assume the dnties of city
Justice, IN case OF vacancy, by designa-
ton of the mayor.
N. ID. Halls, superintendent of schools
for Yanton county, has been appointed
manager of the south Dakota reading
CIRCLE. 1t is his duty to look over the
county and determine the differen.
localities where q local circle would
thrive, issue q certificate to some emerge
tice and competent person In that neigh
oeshood 20 act as leader, and assist him
IN organizing the circle,
y. Hamiester. OF Yapkton, and Mar
tin Blum, of Omaha, have leased the
~Rossteusoher brewery 10 this city for a
term of five years and will Jake posses
sion and begin business on the lat day
OF November. MIR. Hemiester will have
charge of the business of the institution
while Nil. Blum, recently foreman in one
OF the leading brewerles in Omaha, will
manage the inside workings.
Several Thousand embryo brick IL
process OF manufacture at the pressed
brick yards were spoiled by freezing
during the cold weather of this week.
1t is hoped that q coapls of weeks OF
favorable brick making weather will
occur yet this fall, as the. demand 10 large
and the kilns are nov nearly empty.
The company would like to begin the
winter with full kilus, SIS there is always
an early spring demand for brick.
L.. S. Rowell, OF Kankakee, Illinois, has
accepted the position of manager Of the
Yankton commercial college and will
reach Yankton about the first of Novem-
Der to assume charge. Mr.. Woody re-
talns his connection with the college and
it Is intended, eariy in the spring, to
add Largely to lis educational facilities
and maze 1t one OF the most important
institutions in the west. Mr.. Rowe!l'
furnishes the highest recommendations.
T.. L. Pratt's funeral services were
held at Two O'Clock this afternoon and
were largely attended. The city council
and city officers, st. Johns lodge A. r.
& A. NJ, and Phil Kesrney post G. A. r.,
IN their respective capacities, acted as
escorts to the deceased. Master Masons
L. Piles, O. w. Cox, a. Ellerman, Geo.
b. Hoffman, /. II. Ooulton and VIM.
Box acted as pail bearers. The religious
services were conducted at Christ
church by Rev. @. 81. Holm and the G.
A. Il. rites occurred at the cemetery.
Ephrisn Miner, one of the members
of the company to which the city
council granted a franchise to construct
and operate 40 electric light system in
Yapktop, was seen to day by the
%chronicler and asked il the ompany had
yet decidet what kind OF a light Yank-
ton was to have and how sooD it was to
! be in operation. Time has become an
important element in this enterprise as
! the poles cannot be planted after the
ground is frozen deep for the winter,
Mr.. Miner said the company was still
hesltating between the Edison incan-
descent and the Thompson 6 Houston
incandesoent. but that it would decide.
the matter probably inside OF two weeks
He said it wss the intention of the COM
psny to place the electric light in opera
tion this fall and he thought there would
be time before the freeze up to accom-
| plisn all necessary work. The delay in
the delivery of the water wheel had put
the company back in its arrangements,
but it was now ready to go ahead.
Colonel Gales snpernumsry board OF
insane hopital trustees is in session at
the hopsltal this afternoon with business
in its eye. O. lionel Gale, MIR. Qaigley
and Major Cox we're the members pres
| emf, Mr.. Woolley being absent from the
city. AS two of these three gentleman
belong to the old board and one to the
new board, the result of the effort to pro-
cure a legal quorum is among the very
questionable achievements of the gal
liant colonel and his followers. But
they went ahead and transacted
business. The considered plane for the
erection OF two additional wings present.
cd by W. l.. Dow, Of Sioux Falls, and
ID. Ell. Kean, of Canton and the Success
full competitor will have his plans sent
to the governor for approval. Colonel
Gale tells US that 1t is the intention to
erect this building this winter, or
as much OF it as possible. perhaps the
foundation, but the colonel is probably
indulging ID q pleasantly. The contrsct
cannot be let before about the middle
of December and there is little building
weather after that date. It's o bad time
Of the vaar to maintain This nheerfnl hit